DEAR SUN SPOTS: If anyone has bells of any size or kind they no longer want, we could use them for a church project. We will pick them up. Thank you! — G. Nadeau, Lewiston, 783-7536 DEAR SUN SPOTS: Regarding where to find white popcorn in the Dec. 22 Sun Spots. I purchase a 30-ounce […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Do you know where I can purchase a small, countertop toaster oven that does not tick when the timer is set? I am sorry that I threw my old one out when it ceased to work. I should have found someone who could fix it. I have been hunting for several years […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: You folks do such a good job, and we are looking for some help. On Friday, Dec. 17, while shopping in Lewiston and Auburn I lost my digital camera. It is a silver-colored Nikon Coolpix 520 and is in a black leather case. Lots of family pictures that cannot be replaced are […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I have been trying to contact the owner of the Route 4 indoor flea market for weeks. Every time I stop by, the place is closed. I, along with many other merchandisers, have goods for sale in that flea market. If the doors are closed, of course, there are no sales. I […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Why does Channel 13 give the same news from 5 to 5:30 p.m., then change people, repeat all the same news from 5:30 to 6 p.m., then back at 6 p.m. to repeat it all over again? Why waste one-and-a-half hours on repeats? Watch news at 6 p.m. on Channel 8, and […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Thank you very much for your Dec. 8 column! The plight of feral or abandoned animals is indeed a big problem, and as you mentioned, the shelters have very limited space for more friendly animals, much less the feral or semi-feral cats. I represent the River Valley Animal Advocates, and we would […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I found a portable band saw in a plastic carrying case on the ramp at Exit 86 of the Turnpike (Route. 9 in Sabattus). I would like for the owner to identify it so that I can return it. — Bruce Hall, [email protected] DEAR SUN SPOTS: Just a short note to see […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I can’t find any information on the Heathwood Dance Hall, which existed in the 1950s or ’60s in Lisbon. Where would be the best place to start researching its history? — Edouard Plourde, 782-0194, [email protected] ANSWER: Sun Spots usually starts with your Bates colleague, Doug Hodgkin of the Androscoggin Historical Society. You […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I would like to know where I can get white unpopped popcorn. I have looked everywhere for weeks. Hannaford’s used to carry it. There’s plenty of yellow popcorn, and it doesn’t look like it’s selling very fast. When I looked last week, there was another lady looking also. I don’t want the […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I am a daily reader and subscriber. I have trying to locate the cracker Crown Profile. It was very popular years ago. Also, are there any Mary Kay dealers in the Bath or Brunswick area? Thank you. — M.L., Brunswick ANSWER: Sun Spots cannot find the cracker as you spell it in […]